149 entries under grim topic. ×
| forbidding(adjective, appearance, strong, hard, tough) | |
| inclement(adjective, hard, cool, tough, keen) | |
| unadorned(adjective, characteristic, hard, simple, harsh) | |
| unsparing(adjective, person, mean, strong, hard) | |
| plain(adjective, characteristic, calm, clear, simple) | |
| bleak(adjective, appearance, hard, cool, tough) | |
| simple(adjective, characteristic, hard, lower, obscure) | |
| unkind(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, cruel) | |
| astringent(adjective, characteristic, strong, hard, tough) | |
| unrelenting(adjective, appearance, mean, strong, hard) | |
| acrimonious(adjective, mean, tough, evil, sharp) | |
| sober(adjective, calm, dull, big, heavy) | |
| strenuous(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, harsh) | |
| bare(adjective, hard, simple, pure) | |
| callous(adjective, calm, mean, hard, tough) | |
| angry(adjective, state, characteristic, tough, harsh) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, hard, tough, harsh, tender) | |
| effortful(adjective, tough, rough, difficult, harsh) | |
| intemperate(adjective, hard, tough, rough, difficult) | |
| earnest(adjective, calm, quiet, set, strong) |
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